Born to Run Lyrics

Sing along to Bruce Springsteen lyrics for the legendary hit song “Born to Run” from the 1975 album Born to Run.

Born to Run Lyrics:
In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway American dream
At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines
Sprung from cages out on highway 9,
Chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin' out over the line
Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young
`Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run

Wendy let me in I wanna be your friend
I want to guard your dreams and visions
Just wrap your legs round these velvet rims
and strap your hands across my engines
Together we could break this trap
We'll run till we drop, baby we'll never go back
Will you walk with me out on the wire
`Cause baby I'm just a scared and lonely rider
But I gotta find out how it feels
I want to know if love is wild, girl I want to know if love is real

Beyond the Palace hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard
The girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors
And the boys try to look so hard
The amusement park rises bold and stark
Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist
I wanna die with you Wendy on the streets tonight
In an everlasting kiss

The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive
Everybody's out on the run tonight but there's no place left to hide
Together Wendy we'll live with the sadness
I'll love you with all the madness in my soul
Someday girl I don't know when we're gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and we'll walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to run

Born to Run: Background
Lyrics for the song “Born to Run” were written by The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen. Bruce Springsteen spent six months composing the music and lyrics to “Born to Run.” The song “Born to Run” appears as the first track on the second side of his classic 1975 album Born to Run. The Born to Run album took Bruce Springsteen nearly a year to complete.

Born To Run: Song Meaning
Though on its surface the lyrics to “Born to Run” are a love letter to a woman, in reality, Bruce Springsteen wrote the song about the battle of an artist with obscurity. “Born To Run” really was the last shot for Bruce Springsteen and the motivation behind the lyrics gave the song even more power and heart than the inspirational content projected. This message has resonated with fans with Bruce Springsteen tickets from over 30 years of tours and “Born to Run” has been a cultural icon for both the American Dream and countless other worldwide audiences.

Born to Run: Success
As the first single from Born to Run, the song catapulted Bruce Springsteen to rock stardom, landing Bruce Springsteen on the cover of both Newsweek and Time magazines. “Born to Run” reached the Top 25 of the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1975. The song “Born to Run” became a staple of rock radio stations around the U.S. In 2004, Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” was ranked No. 21 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. “Born to Run” was also given the top spot on VH1’s Top 1000 Songs Of All Time countdown.

Born to Run: On Tour
Since its release in 1975, fans with Bruce Springsteen tickets have always found Bruce Springsteen’s signature song “Born to Run” to be a stalwart in the set list. Fans with Bruce Springsteen tickets can rest assured that The Boss will perform “Born to Run” on almost every Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band tour. “Born to Run” is recognized as one of the best live songs of all time and is the highlight of every Bruce Springsteen concert.

Bruce Springsteen debuted “Born to Run” to eager East Coast fans with Bruce Springsteen tickets to his Born to Run Tour 1975. Fans with Bruce Springsteen tickets also heard “Born to Run” on The Boss’ 1985 Born in the USA Tour and 2002’s The Rising Tour. Don’t miss your chance to own Bruce Springsteen tickets and hear “Born to Run” and the Bruce Springsteen classics “The River” and “Dancing in the Dark.” Order your premium Bruce Springsteen tickets from OnlineTickets.com today!